The lives of massive stars from birth to supernovae

Lead Research Organisation: Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Mathematics and Physics

Abstract

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Publications

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Young D (2010) Two type Ic supernovae in low-metallicity, dwarf galaxies: diversity of explosions in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Trundle C (2007) The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: evolution of surface N abundances and effective temperature scales in the Galaxy and Magellanic Clouds in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Speck A (2008) The Cosmic Crystallinity Conundrum: Clues from IRAS 17495-2534 in The Astrophysical Journal

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Smartt S (2009) Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Smartt S (2009) The death of massive stars - I. Observational constraints on the progenitors of Type II-P supernovae in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Smartt J (2008) Regarding True Lambdoid Synostosis: Long-Term Results of Surgical and Conservative Therapy Reply in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Rodriguez L (2008) DIVISION X: RADIO ASTRONOMY in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

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Pastorello A (2008) Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - II. The transitional case of SN 2005la in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Pastorello A (2010) ULTRA-BRIGHT OPTICAL TRANSIENTS ARE LINKED WITH TYPE Ic SUPERNOVAE in The Astrophysical Journal

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Pastorello A (2008) The Type IIb SN 2008ax: spectral and light curve evolution in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

 
Description This was the same grant as PP/C506805/1, so one should refer to information entered there for here here (it was a EURYI award and hence was one award, but for a reason I don't fully understand there were two grants created).
Exploitation Route See above - same as PP/C506805/1
Sectors Education
URL http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/~sjs
 
Description As noted above - see details for PP/C506805/1
First Year Of Impact 2005
Sector Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections
Impact Types Cultural,Societal
 
Description See the list in the narrative 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Significant increase in interest in astronomy and science in general from the talks, PRs etc.

Increase in number of work experience requests for physics based opportunities. Quantitative increase in applications to Physics course from students in NI - I don't personally take credit for this, but all my outreach activities contributed to the University's Physics amd astronomy extensive outreach programme which did lead to increase in applications and students studying Physics based courses (quantifiable evidence submitted to REF 2013).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010
URL https://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php/public/outreach/outreach_history_2008_may2014